David Henry Sterry Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

A collection of charming hand-drawn wildflowers from the Victorian Era. In the Victorian era, one father sketched wildflowers in the hills of Oxfordshire, making notes and observations for each flower for his daughters. This book is a compilation of those charming illustrations. You will find heartwarming hand-drawn flowers that still grow wild in many places today, along with a detailed glossary including each flower's botanical name. This book can be used as a fine floral encyclopedia, but it is also a good reference book for designers and illustrators. It also makes a wonderful gift for any lover of flowers or botanical illustration. A Victorian Flower Album was originally published in 1873, and this new edition includes commentary by Hiroshi Unno (author/contributor for PIE International's Western art collection series).

Esejista, filosof, básník a vášnivý abolicionista Henry David Thoreau se do dějin americké literatury a kultury zapsal především autorstvím popisu svého dvouletého pobytu v chatce na březích rybníku Walden a eseje Občanská neposlušnost. Týden na řekách Concord a Merrimack se Theoreau věnuje úvahám o nejrůznějších věcech: o roli náboženství v tehdejším světě, o historii krajiny před osídlením osadníky z Evropy či významu poezie pro americkou kulturu. Zároveň tu však Thoreau vystupuje jako amatérský geograf a přírodovědec, jenž pro Američany objevuje a popisuje místa nacházející se v doposud jen málo prozkoumané krajině a jejich faunu a flóru. V Thoreauově podání se v každém stéblu trávy, kapce vody či říčním ptákovi skrývá vše, co člověk k potřebuje životu. Zdánlivě nehybná pastorální idylka jednoho výletu po dvou malých říčkách nabývá v jeho podání pohybu a dynamiky; je to živoucí organismus, mikrokosmos na dosah ruky, poháněný každým záběrem vesla, vlnou na řece či větrem rozhýbanou vegetací.

Skutočný príbeh gigola. Nezabudnuteľné spomienky gigola na rok strávený na hrane tenšej než ostrie žiletky, ktorá delí nevinnú mladosť od zvodov morálnej priepasti. David Sterry sa ako naivný chlapec z predmestia ocitne v Los Angeles a hneď v prvý týždeň, keď si na Sunset bulvári hľadá ubytovanie, je zatiahnutý do temného sveta prostitúcie. Jeho prácou sa stane obšťastňovanie osamelých hollywoodskych žien. Otvorene a s nadhľadom rozpráva svoj skutočný príbeh o sexuálnych výstrednostiach a neuveriteľných zážitkoch, a popritom spomína na divokú pubertu v rozpadajúcej sa rodine. Takýto život ho postupne ťahá ku dnu. Podarí sa mu z neho vymaniť?

The narrative unfolds along Hollywood Boulevard, where the vibrant chaos of tourists, aspiring starlets, and eclectic characters creates a surreal atmosphere. The author, a naïve young man from 1970s suburbia, embarks on a journey that leads him into the shadowy world of servicing lonely women in Hollywood. This tale, rich with inventiveness and honesty, explores the precarious balance between innocence and temptation. The protagonist, known as Chicken—a term for a young male prostitute—navigates a year filled with danger and allure, reflecting on his troubled upbringing in a dysfunctional family. As he encounters a cast of Felliniesque figures amidst the backdrop of post-sixties sexual liberation, the story oscillates between his youthful experiences and the darker realities of his new life. Ultimately, his decision to step back from this tumultuous profession leaves a lasting impression on both him and the readers, capturing the complexities of desire and the impact of choices made in the pursuit of acceptance and identity.

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The only thing the writers in this book have in common is that they've exchanged sex for money. They're PhDs and dropouts, soccer moms and jailbirds, $2,500-a-night call girls and $10 crack hos, and everything in between. This anthology lends a voice to an underrepresented population that is simultaneously reviled and worshipped.Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys is a collection of short memoirs, rants, confessions, nightmares, journalism, and poetry covering life, love, work, family, and yes, sex. The editors gather pieces from the world of industrial sex, including contributions from art-porn priestess Dr. Annie Sprinkle, best-selling memoirist David Henry Sterry (Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent), sex activist and musical diva Candye Kane, women and men right off the streets, girls participating in the first-ever National Summit of Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth, and Ruth Morgan Thomas, one of the organizers of the European Sex Work, Human Rights, and Migration Conference.Sex is a billion-dollar industry. Meet the real people who are its flesh and blood.

Arriving in Hollywood to attend college, but desperate for money, Sterry was introduced to a pimp who established him as a male prostitute. 1970s Hollywood is also brought to life as Sterry brilliantly captures this era of post-sixties excess.

Autobiografisch relaas van de ervaringen van een Amerikaanse 17-jarige gigolo met zijn vrouwelijke klanten.